Composition for chewing-gum.



mania m. anon, on nnooxmrn, NEW YORK.

COMPOSITION FOR CHEWING-GUM.

No Drawing.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARIA M. RAUB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented" certain new and I useful Improvements in Compositions for able I specification.

Chewing-Gum, of which the following is a compounded in the proportions specified,

and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Pure clean chicle 1 part. Sugar 3 parts. Pine tar 1; part.

Oil of peppermint in sufficient quantity to impart a pleasant flavor to the product.

The chicle is melted in a jacket kettle and the tar added, The sugar is added gradually and the whole heated to the consistency Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 31, 1913. Serial No. 809,783.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915 of molasses, being stirred with a mixer.

Pine tar contains some constituents of which the oil of tar is one of the ingredients, which ingredient alone might be relied on.

After the required slight cooling, the mass is kneaded until it is sufliciently hard and pliable to form into pellets of desired size, the cutting of the mass and the formation of the pellets being accomplished by any preferred. implements or apparatus.

The product is a chewing gum having the properties of pine tar and provides an antiseptic chewing gum which tends to preserve the teeth, harden the gums and remedy receding gums. a

It will be understood that the proportions abo'yle specified may be slightly varied if desire Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is The herein described composition of matter consisting of chicle, sugar, pine tar and a flavoring ingredient admixed in substantially the pro ortions of one part of chicle, three parts 0 sugar, and one sixth of one part of pine tar with any desired quantity of flavoringingredient.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

- MARIA M. RAUB. Witnesses:

JoHN F. CORRIGAN, James L. Maoman. 

